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Acquisition - Parent Affiliate Units (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Units purchased (in units)	400,000
Common units sold (in units)		400,000
Sale of noncontrolling interest		$ 5.0
CVR Nitrogen
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Limited partner interest	1.00%

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